CN101043980B - A system and a method for programming an in dustrial robot - Google Patents
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A system and method for programming an industrial robot to perform a work cycle including visiting and performing work on one or more workstations, the system including a graphical dis not play device (2) and user input means (3) for entering data and commands to the system, a memory location (5) for storing a set of predefined workstations comprising preprogrammed robot code, a graphical generator (7), generating one or more graphi- cal user interfaces on said display device, displaying information about the predefined workstations and allowing a user to select one or more of the predefined workstations and to specify the order in which the robot shall visit the selected workstations, user input receiving means (9), receiving and storing information about selected workstations and the order in which the robot shall visit the workstations, and a robot program generator (8), generating a robot program for performing the work cycle based on said predefined workstations and said received and stored information about selected workstations and the order in which the robot shall visit the workstations.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of system and method that industrial robot is programmed.
Background technology
Before industrial robot was used to carry out certain specific task, it must be programmed to accomplish this task.The person of control robot is the operator.Below, word " user " and " operator " are as synonym.When industrial robot is programmed, use robot language.Because the robot language of each robot supply commercial city exploitation its oneself is so exist multiple different robot language.The robot program comprises a series of robot instructions that write with robot language.The use of programming language has advantage very flexibly, but also requires the operator that robot is programmed must possess the knowledge that the associated machine people programmes, particularly the knowledge of relevant different machines people's robot language.This needs the operator to go deep into and expensive training.But, in industry, be not always can have the operator who possesses robotic programming knowledge.Therefore, hope to make the operator who does not possess programming language knowledge to programme to robot with mode intuitively with simple.
The common application of industrial robot is to pick up object from first work station, and this object is moved on to second work station and places it in the there.For example, first work station can comprise injection molding machine, and second work station can comprise conveyer.This robot application is called " pick up and put (pick andplace) ".For example, first work station can comprise injection molding machine, and second work station can comprise conveyer.In this was used, robot was used for pulling out molded object from injection molding machine, it is moved on to conveyer also this object is positioned on the conveyer.
According to the application scenario that robot served, robot was programmed with the execution work cycle.Sometimes, be necessary to make the motion synchronised of other moving component of motion and the work station of robot, for example, the motion that makes robot with comprise the molded cycle synchronised of opening mould.A large amount of and complicated motion makes and is difficult to robot is programmed.In the application of production small series of objects, in the time will producing new object, robot cycle has to adjust.The adjustment robot cycle means has to robot is programmed again.
Usually, in programming process, operating personnel's teaching is by the path that robot followed, and this is to realize through the position that the removable programming unit that use is called teaching machine (teach pendant) comes along this path manually robot to be shifted onto expectation.This teaching method provides any support for what accurate placement and robot motion and mould moved synchronously.
French patent application FR 2 840 420 has proposed a kind of solution about the complicated program language that need deeply train to the use of this problem.This document discloses a kind of control appliance that is used for industrial robot, comprises the device with mutual device of operator and storage control cycle, and wherein, this equipment comprises and is provided to provide the compatible in succession sequential use of selecting to confirm device to the operator.Comprise having the touch-screen that the selection made according to the operator reconfigures automatically with the mutual device of operator; The control cycle storage device comprises the permanent storage that can preserve the control program created by selecting in succession of making of operator; Sequential use confirms that device comprises the device that is used for confirming geographic movements, and this geographic movements confirms that device comprises that being used for definite moving limits the device in definite geographical position of perhaps holding the device of backstop (endstops) and being used for motion is programmed.This application discloses the graphic user interface that is used for robot, and this interface is through providing selection and puing question to pilot operationp person to programme to the operator to the operator.Then, answer and selection based on the operator has done generate the robot program.
The disclosed control appliance of above-mentioned patent application is suitable for programming by means of using simple " pick up and put " along the linear machine people that three normal axis move.But, need solution more flexibly to the problems referred to above.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of attractive solution of alleviating the problems referred to above; Thereby make the operator who does not possess associated machine people programming language knowledge to programme, so that its execution relates to the complicated applications at a plurality of different working station to industrial robot.
According to another aspect of the invention; When the computer program of this purpose in the internal storage that can directly be loaded into computer or processor moves on computers, realize by this computer program; Wherein, this computer program comprises the software code part that is used to carry out method step of the present invention.This computer program perhaps provides through network through computer-readable medium.
According to a further aspect in the invention, this purpose makes computer carry out steps of a method in accordance with the invention and said program running on computer the time, realized by the computer-readable medium that records this program on it in program.
Robot places on robot cell (robot cell) or the robot line (robot line) usually, is beneficial to the automation of a series of compound actions.The robot cell can comprise a plurality of different working station, and robot can be programmed to the execution various tasks at the different working station.Then, robot is programmed so that execute the task by the consecutive order that limits.
According to the present invention, comprise a group of preprogrammed robot code and limit work station in advance and be stored in the memory location.The user visits the order of selected work station, creates the robot program through from preparatory qualification work station group, selecting one or more work station and designated robot.This allows the operator to create the diagrammatic representation of the configuration of reflection actual robot unit.
But work station is the physical location of robot execution work.Each limits being limited of the task that work station is represented actual work station and treated to be carried out at this work station in robot in advance.Preprogrammed robot code is used for controlling robot by specialized designs, so that robot carries out being limited of task at work station.The instance of work station has: injection molding machine, dye casting machine (dye casting machine), be used to abandon the work station of the salvage station of defective object, the equipment that is used for the vision control of object, one or more following process that are used for object and such as the output station of conveyer.The instance of task has: from mould, pick up molded object, this object is dropped into waste basket, keeps this object, moves this object, this object and other object are put into assembling parts, this object is placed on the conveyer with the preparatory limiting mode relevant with machining tool at the vision control period.Following process is for example fired (flaming), deburring (deburring), degate (degating), distribution (dispensing), polishing, is ground or draw or the like.
Between robot program's startup stage, user and one or more graphical interfaces carry out alternately.In this context, graphical interfaces is defined as the part of view or view, is suitable for the mutual of user and is shown on the display device.Graphical interfaces is suitable for showing information and the selection of adopting text and sign format to the user, and receives instruction, data and the selection of user's input.
According to the present invention, the robot program is based on the preparatory qualification work station stored, comprise preparatory limiting robot program code, is generated by the order of the information relevant with selected work station and the selected work station of bot access of user through the user interface input.Programming code is hidden to the user, and the user is through create the robot program with one or more graphical interfaces alternately.Therefore, the present invention makes the user under the situation that need not use any programming code, create the robot program.The invention provides a kind of method of the easy and instruction property that robot is programmed, and any knowledge that need be not relevant with robot language.About work station being added to the robot cell or from the robot cell, removing work station, the user can easily programme to robot again.Another advantage of utilizing the present invention to obtain is: the user can find the higher-level robot with five or six axles is programmed and programmed the same simple to the simple linear robot that has only three axles.
But the robot that this term of industrial robot is meant the manipulator (manipulator) of linear movement and comprises the axle that rotatablely moves.The present invention can be used for to comprising the one or more work stations of visit and in the application of one or more work station execution works, industry mechanical arm or robot are programmed.The present invention especially can be used for programme from the relevant robot of the moulding part of molding machine with handling, and said molding machine is usually for example with following relevant: injection-molded (injectionmoulding), dye casting (dye casting) and machine handing and raw material processing.
According to embodiments of the invention, said preparatory qualification work station comprises the default data that is used for work station.For example, will be very favourable if default data comprises the acquiescence input and output signal that is used for work station.The default data that limits in advance helps the user to carry out effectively being provided with usually.
According to embodiments of the invention, said default data comprise robot when the work station execution work the one or more preparatory motion path that limits that will follow.According to this embodiment, limit work station in advance and comprise the preparatory qualification motion path that is used to execute the task.This is actually and helps the user, and the user needn't be worried for the programming to the compound movement of work station place.
The path that robot is followed in task is limited road point (waypoint) sequence.According to embodiments of the invention; Said default data comprise be used for robot when the work station execution work, by its default location of the default sequence of being visited on the one or more motion paths that will follow, and said acquiescence road point is shown to the user with graphics mode on graphical interfaces.
According to embodiments of the invention, said graphic generator is suitable for generating one or more graphic user interfaces, is used to import the configuration data to the robot at selected work station place.Said user's input receiver is suitable for receiving and store the configuration data that is used for selected work station, and said robot program's maker is suitable for generating said robot program based on the configuration data of being received.Like this, the user can import the configuration data that is used for robot, based on this configuration data, will generate the robot program.This embodiment has realized a kind of system, and this system supports through graphical, helps the user to limit safety zone, robot tool and robot and target cooperative system.
According to one embodiment of present invention, said configuration data comprises the position of the road point on the motion path of being followed when the execution work of work station place by robot.Like this, the user can limit the position a little of setting out on a journey, path.If for work station defines the default motions path, then this embodiment makes it possible to the preparatory road point distribution locations that limits on the motion path.
According to one embodiment of present invention; The graphic user interface that is used to import configuration data is suitable for showing default data; And this system comprises that the permission user edits the device of default data, and robot program's maker is suitable for generating the robot program based on the default data of being edited.Like this, the user can edit default data.
According to embodiments of the invention; The graphical interfaces that is used to import configuration data comprises: be suitable for importing the input unit of said road point position and being used for importing the device of said road point position along expected path through each road point through guided robot through writing the coordinate of representing desired locations, thereby the operator can be selected between in order to the method for importing path position at least two.Like this, the position of road point can through manually push away robot to the expectation position, or input through position coordinates come teaching.Although the path is defined as default path in advance, signal that comprise location name and order in the path layout, speed data, type of sports, is connected or the like, the user still must be provided with the actual physical location of the road point relevant with robot.
According to embodiments of the invention, said graphic display device is the teaching machine unit that is used for teaching and manual operation machine people.But the present invention also can be used for the off-line programing of robot, and display unit just for example is the screen that is connected to computer like this.
According to embodiments of the invention, said graphic generator is suitable on said display device, generating the graphic user interface that comprises graphical information, and this graphical information is about the state of the selected work station of duration of work.Robot program's programming and operation are carried out through graphical interfaces.Graphical information refers to symbol, color-code or its combination.This embodiment makes the operator be easy to the state at follow-up work station, thereby realizes the easy manipulation to robot.In an embodiment of the present invention, said graphical information comprises that relevant work station is whether in the graphical information of work and relevant work station acting information whether.In an embodiment of the present invention, generated the graphical interfaces that is used to show the graphical information relevant with the I/O signal condition of the work station of duration of work.
According to embodiments of the invention, said graphic generator is suitable for the said information relevant with preparatory qualification work station is shown as the Drawing Object that comprises the graphical information relevant with work station, and each Drawing Object is represented one of them work station.Graphical information makes the user can understand the information that is shown quickly and easily, and obtains the overview of robot cell and state thereof.
The present invention be specially adapted to handle with injection-molded with dye the moulding part that is cast with the pass.
According to one embodiment of present invention; Provide a kind of being used for that industrial robot is programmed with the system in execution work cycle; The said work period comprises one or more work station of visit and execution work on said work station, and said system comprises: graphic display device (2); User input apparatus (3) is used for data and instruction are input to said system memory location (5); Be used to store a group of comprising preprogrammed robot code and limit work station (40) in advance; Graphic generator (7); Be used on said display device, generating one or more graphic user interfaces; Show and the relevant information of said preparatory qualification work station, and the permission user selects one or more said preparatory qualification work stations and specifies the order of the selected work station of said bot access; User's input receiver (9); Be used to receive and the information that storage is relevant with selected work station and the order of the said work station of said bot access; And robot program's maker (8); Be used for generating the robot program who is used to carry out the said work period based on said preparatory qualification work station and an information relevant that receives and store and the order of the said work station of said bot access with selected work station.Said graphic generator is suitable for generating the one or more graphic user interfaces that are used to import configuration data; Said user's input receiver is suitable for receiving and storing the configuration data that is used for selected work station; And said robot program's maker is suitable for generating said robot program based on the configuration data that is received, said configuration data comprise by said robot when the selected work station execution work the road point position on the motion path that will follow.
According to one embodiment of present invention; A kind of industrial robot is programmed with the method in execution work cycle; The said work period comprises one or more work stations of visit and execution work on said work station; Wherein, said method comprises: will comprise a group of preprogrammed robot code and limit work station in advance and be stored in the memory location; On graphic display device, generate one or more graphic user interfaces, show and the preparatory relevant information of work station that limits, and allow the user to select one or more said preparatory qualification work stations and designated robot to visit the order of selected work station; Receive the information relevant and the order of the selected work station of said bot access with user-selected preparatory qualification work station; Generation is used to import one or more graphic user interfaces of configuration data, wherein said configuration data comprise by said robot when the selected work station execution work the road point position on the motion path that will follow; Receive and store the configuration data that is used for selected work station; And based on said preparatory qualification work station, an information relevant that receives and store and the order of the selected work station of said bot access, and, generate the robot program who is used to carry out the said work period based on the configuration data that is received with selected work station.
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Fig. 1 shows the system that industrial robot is programmed of being used for according to the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 shows the flow chart according to the method that is used for industrial robot is programmed of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 shows the example of the graphic user interface that is used for the input program details.
Fig. 4 shows the example of the graphic user interface that is provided with to the overall situation.
Fig. 5 shows the example of the graphic user interface that is used to select work station.
Fig. 6 shows the example of the graphic user interface of the basic configuration data that is used for the input service station.
Fig. 7 shows the example of the graphic user interface of the advanced configuration data that are used for the input service station.
Fig. 8 shows the example of the graphic user interface that is used to import periodic sequence.
Fig. 9 shows the example of the graphic user interface that comprises the graphical information relevant with pattern with the state of duration of work work station.
Figure 10 shows the example of the graphic user interface that comprises the graphical information relevant with the I/O signal condition of duration of work work station.
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Usually, industrial robot comprises manipulator, is used to control the control module and the portable operator control device of manipulator, and portable operator control device is called the teaching machine unit, is used for teaching and hand operating mechanism hand.Fig. 1 shows being used for industrial robot programmed and comprising the system of the work period of visiting a plurality of work stations with execution according to the embodiment of the invention.This system comprises teaching machine unit 1, the user input apparatus 3 that this teaching machine unit 1 comprises graphic display device 2 and comprises a plurality of touch buttons.This graphic display device for example is a touch-screen, and it makes the user to carry out alternately through this screen and system.But in another embodiment, figure shows and input unit possibly be display screen, keyboard and pointing device (for example mouse) such as the common computer of personal computer.
This system further comprises storage arrangement, and this storage arrangement comprises being used to store and comprises one group of memory location that limits the storehouse of work station in advance.Each work station in the storehouse comprises the default data of preprogrammed robot code and work station.Each limits work station in advance and represents a robot task performed at the real work station.Each limits work station in advance and comprises preprogrammed robot code, is used for robot and carries out preparatory qualification task.Default data comprise robot work station carry out preparatory when limiting task the one or more default motions path that will follow.For example, the default motions path comprises the data of speed data, type of sports data and robot tool to be used.Default data also can comprise the acquiescence input and output signal that is used for work station.
This system comprises graphic generator 7, and it is suitable for generating a plurality of graphic user interfaces on display device 2 to be shown.Diagrammatic representation is set up with three layers: the robot cell who 1) comprises several work stations; 2) comprise the work station of one or more robot paths; And 3) comprise the robot path of several position.Graphic user interface be suitable for showing with the storehouse in the relevant information of preparatory qualification work station that comprised, and allow the user selecting limiting between the work station in advance, and allow user's designated robot to visit the order of selected work station.The available program of any commerce that is used to produce figure can be used to realize graphic generator.
This system further comprises user's input receiver 9, and this device is suitable for receiving and storing the information through the input unit input by the user.This system also comprises robot program's maker 8; This maker is suitable for assisting based on the specified robot of the relevant information of the work station of being stored with comprising preprogrammed robot code, user-selected work station and user the order of work station, generates the robot program who is used for the execution work cycle.
The hardware that system according to the present invention comprises the software module that contains software instruction and is used for the executive software instruction.Teaching machine unit 1 and ROBOT CONTROL system comprise one or more processors and other necessary hardware of embodiment of the present invention.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, this components of system as directed is implemented on the teaching machine unit, and part is implemented in the ROBOT CONTROL system.Preferably, the part of this system handles graphical interfaces is arranged in the teaching machine unit, and the part that handling machine people program generates is implemented in the ROBOT CONTROL system.For example; Robot program's maker and being used for limits the memory location of default data and preprogrammed robot code in advance and implements in the control system, and graphic generator is implemented in the teaching machine unit with the memory location that is used for storing the information relevant with the configuration of graphic user interface.
Fig. 2 shows the flow chart of method and computer program according to an embodiment of the invention.Be to be understood that; Each piece in the flow chart can be realized by computer program instructions; Computer program instructions can be carried out by the CPU that is arranged in the teaching machine unit, also can carry out in the CPU that is arranged in the ROBOT CONTROL system.Robot program's establishment comprises like the operator sets up the robot cell institute's perception in the actual life, promptly set up the robot cell with three levels: comprise the unit of several work stations, the path that comprises the work station of one or more robot paths and comprise several position.
Graphic user interface can be shown as guide, and this user to conduction band and experiences the process of creating the robot program.The first step of guide is to show the graphical interfaces that is suitable for the input program details, like piece 10.Fig. 3 shows the example of the graphic user interface 30 that is used for the input program details.Treat that details by user input for example has the quantity of the quantity of program name, corresponding clamper, corresponding instrument and to the description of program.The data of being imported make and are easy to identify this program in follow-up phase.
Next step is the overall situation setting of carrying out to the work period, like piece 12.The instance that the overall situation is provided with has appointment to available target cooperative system, to appointment and global safety zone, the i.e. working region of allowing of robot of tool.Guide display be used to import the graphic user interface that the overall situation is provided with.Shown the example that is used to import the overall graphic user interface 31 that is provided with among Fig. 4.This guide can comprise and is used to import that the overall situation is provided with more than one interface.Graphical interfaces provides graph visualization, to help the user safety zone, limiting robot instrument and robot target is set.
In next step, the user will create the visual working cell of representing the real work unit, like piece 14.Shown graphical interfaces to the user, it makes the user from one group of optional work station, to select work station.Fig. 5 shows the example of the graphic user interface 32 that is used to select work station.This interface provides the visualization display of alternative work station and the visualization display of selected work station.In Fig. 5; Can in 8 different preparatory qualification work stations 40, select; Wherein, limit work station 40 in advance and comprise original position (home position), injection molding machine (being hereinafter referred to as IMM), insertion, conveyer, collecting receptacle, back processing and quality examination.Original position comprises the single position of robot, and all I/O functions are for resetting.IMM comprises the optional paths that is used for insertion parts and is used to take out parts.The user selects this work station through clicking work station, and is placed in one of the frame 41 of the left-hand side that is presented at interface 32.Interface 32 also provides the possibility of the selected work station of rename.
When selecting work station, must import the configuration data of this work station, like piece 16.Configuration data has two types, i.e. basic setup and senior setting.The example of the user interface 33 that is used to import basic setup has been shown among Fig. 6.Basic setup for example has input motion path set out on a journey a little position data and speed.According to embodiments of the invention, shown the default data that is used to dispose to the user.The user can select to accept this default data, or edit this default data then.As help, all shown the motion path of one or more preparatory qualifications to each work station to the user.The motion path that limits in advance comprises the order of a plurality of acquiescences road point, bot access acquiescence road point and gives tacit consent between the point of road in the implicit path that limits of road point.
The user must specify the position of the acquiescence road point relevant with robot.In Fig. 6, show the motion paths 44 of preparatory qualification that comprise eight acquiescence road points to the user, but it can there be the road point of the quantity of not limiting.The numbering of road point shows the order of bot access road point.Their order of road point and bot access can be to limit in advance, and still, the user specifies the geographical position of each road point.According to embodiments of the invention, two kinds of possible modes of importing the position on the point of road are provided to the user.The user both can be through the interface to road point with digital desired value of coming input coordinate, also can import the position of road point through the desired locations of manually shifting robot onto road point.
When having accomplished basic setup to work station, guide will show the user interface to the senior setting of work station.Fig. 7 shows the example to the graphical interfaces 34 of the senior setting of work station.Senior setting for example comprises the selection, the selection between several options that how robot accomplishes motion of selection, the regional value of selection, the instrument of target and such as the selection of the coupling function of closing and open clamper.Senior setting also comprises is coupled to the road point with the I/O signal.
When the user has disposed each work station, must the delimiting period sequence, i.e. the order of the selected work station of bot access is like piece 20.Fig. 8 shows the graphic user interface 35 that is used to limit the work period sequence.Graphic user interface 35 is offered help so that limit the path between the work station to the user.Interface 35 provides the device that is used between work station, inserting road point and is used to limit the position of the road point that inserts.
When all selected work stations all are configured, periodic sequence is designated and the user pleases oneself; Based on configuration data and such as preprogrammed robot code and default value with the relevant stored information of preparatory qualification work station; Generate the robot program, like piece 22.When generating the robot program, guide provides the graphic user interface (not shown), and the robot program who allows the user test operation to be generated is like piece 24.
System and a method according to the invention provides a kind of use simple tools that is used to create the robot program.When the user accomplishes guide, just created the robot program.The robot program can start from scratch and create, and perhaps creates through editor's existing robots program.
For example the present invention can be used in the injection-molded industry, and like this, limits work station in advance to be and injection-molded relevant the most frequently used work station.Limiting in advance work station comes by pre-configured with the path that is fit to and the safety zone of I/O function with coupling.The road point is provided with title intuitively.The user will only need insert geo-location parameter, speed, instrument and the target such as road point position coordinates, safety zone coordinate, and need not to consider path design.Also can add, the position in deletion and the rename path, and preserve preparatory qualification work station with new title.Limiting in advance work station will be on user interface describe through symbol intuitively.
This system also comprises the device that is used for showing to the user at the robot duration of work information.Fig. 9 shows the example of graphic user interface 36, and wherein, graphic user interface 36 shows the robot cell's who comprises a plurality of work station 50-54 information.Work station 51 is original positions of robot.Graphic user interface 36 comprises the graphical information that the robot duration of work is relevant with the state of work station 50-54.For example, this interface comprise with work station whether in work and work station acting information whether.Each work station is shown as the Drawing Object with different outward appearances, therefore, makes the user be easy to discern the different working station.In the example depicted in fig. 9, work station 50 does not work, and this information shows with the symbol that is associated with the Drawing Object of representing this work station.
Whether work station is to show through the color around the frame of the symbol of representing this work station in work.For example, if frame is green, then this work station is in work, and if frame be red, then this work station is not being worked.Since graphical information with represent the symbol of work station, whether the operator can obtain the overview of station state and pattern efficiently and easily, and observe any one work station and break down.
This system has also verified to graphic user interface each work station, that show the information relevant with the state of this work station I/O signal during operation.Figure 10 shows the example of the graphic user interface 37 that is used to show the information relevant with the state of the I/O signal of the work station of duration of work.The I/O signal is listed through title, and combines each I/O signal, has presented symbol, to disclose the information relevant with this I/O signal value.This information also can be by color-code.This graphical interfaces makes the operator be easy to the I/O signal at follow-up work station.
Diagrammatic representation is set up with three layers: the unit that 1) comprises several work stations; 2) comprise the work station of several robot paths; And 3) comprise the path of several road points.
Have a kind of graphic user interface, make the user can select its robot cycle of creating, to carry out such as quality examination, preheating cycle.Also has a kind of graphic user interface; Make the user can select default cycles; As accomplish the original position operation (home run) after the robot cycle and stop; Which perhaps select default mode to move robot, like the speed and the periodicity that are limited and do not carry out the robot motion through working procedure and come the emulated robot program with.
The present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but can change within the scope of the appended claims and revise.
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1. one kind is used for industrial robot is programmed with the system in execution work cycle, and the said work period comprises one or more work station of visit and execution work on said work station, and said system comprises:
-graphic display device (2),
-user input apparatus (3) is used for data and instruction are input to said system,
-memory location (5) is used to store a group of comprising preprogrammed robot code and limits work station (40) in advance,
-graphic generator (7); Be used on said display device, generating one or more graphic user interfaces; Show and the relevant information of said preparatory qualification work station, and the permission user selects one or more said preparatory qualification work stations and specifies the order of the selected work station of said bot access
-user input receiver (9) is used to receive and the information that storage is relevant with selected work station and the order of the said work station of said bot access, and
-robot program maker (8) is used for generating the robot program who is used to carry out the said work period based on said preparatory qualification work station and an information relevant with selected work station that receives and store and the order of the said work station of said bot access,
It is characterized in that; Said graphic generator is suitable for generating the one or more graphic user interfaces that are used to import configuration data; Said user's input receiver is suitable for receiving and storing the configuration data that is used for selected work station; And said robot program's maker is suitable for generating said robot program based on the configuration data that is received, said configuration data comprise by said robot when the selected work station execution work the road point position on the motion path that will follow.
2. system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said preparatory qualification work station comprises the default data that is used for work station.
3. system according to claim 2; It is characterized in that; Said default data comprise said robot when the said work station execution work to follow at least one limit motion path in advance; Wherein, said preparatory qualification motion path comprises the acquiescence road point by the default sequence of bot access.
4. according to claim 2 or 3 described systems, it is characterized in that said default data comprises that the acquiescence input and output signal and/or the acquiescence that are used for said work station open and close the robot tool that is used for said work station.
5. according to each the described system among the claim 1-3; Said graphic generator is suitable for limiting work station in advance to each and generates a graphic user interface, and said graphic user interface is suitable for importing the configuration data of the said robot that is used for said work station place.
6. according to each the described system among the claim 1-3; It is characterized in that; The said graphic user interface that is suitable for importing configuration data is suitable for showing the default data that is used for said work station; And said system comprises that the said user of permission edits the device of said default data, and said robot program's maker is suitable for generating said robot program based on the default data through editor.
7. according to each the described system among the claim 1-3; It is characterized in that; The said graphic user interface that is suitable for importing configuration data comprises: be used for importing the input unit of said road point position and being used for putting the device of selecting import said road point position along desired path through each road through guided robot through the coordinate that writes the desired position of representative, thereby the operator can be selected between two methods importing said road point position at least.
8. according to each the described system among the claim 1-3; It is characterized in that; Said graphic generator is suitable for being shown as the Drawing Object that comprises the graphical information relevant with said work station with the relevant said information of said preparatory qualification work station, and each Drawing Object is represented one of said work station.
9. according to each the described system among the claim 1-3, it is characterized in that said graphic display device is the teaching machine unit that is used for teaching and the said robot of manual operation.
10. according to each the described system among the claim 1-3, it is characterized in that said graphic generator is suitable on said display device, generating the graphic user interface that comprises the graphical information relevant with selected work station state during operation.
11. system according to claim 10 is characterized in that, the said graphical information relevant with selected station state comprises: with said work station whether the relevant graphical information of work and with the said work station relevant information that whether works.
12. system according to claim 10 is characterized in that, said graphic generator is suitable for each and limits at least one graphic user interface of work station generation in advance, to show and the said work station relevant graphical information of I/O signal condition during operation.
13. one kind industrial robot programmed with the method in execution work cycle, the said work period comprises one or more work stations of visit and execution work on said work station, and wherein, said method comprises:
-will comprise a group of preprogrammed robot code to limit work station in advance and be stored in the memory location,
-on graphic display device, generate one or more graphic user interfaces, be used to show and the preparatory relevant information of work station that limits, and allow the user to select one or more said preparatory qualification work stations and designated robot to visit the order of selected work station,
The information that-reception is relevant with user-selected preparatory qualification work station and the order of the selected work station of said bot access,
-generate the one or more graphic user interfaces be used to import configuration data, wherein said configuration data comprise by said robot when the selected work station execution work the road point position on the motion path that will follow,
-reception and storage are used for the configuration data of selected work station, and
-based on said preparatory qualification work station, an information relevant that receives and store and the order of the selected work station of said bot access with selected work station, and, generate the robot program who is used to carry out the said work period based on the configuration data that is received.
14. method according to claim 13, wherein, said preparatory qualification work station comprises the default data that is used for work station.
15. method according to claim 14; Wherein, Said default data comprise said robot when the said work station execution work to follow at least one limit motion path in advance; Wherein, said preparatory qualification motion path comprises the acquiescence road point of the default sequence of said bot access, and said method comprises the said preparatory qualification motion path of demonstration.
16. according to claim 14 or 15 described methods, wherein, said default data comprises that the acquiescence input and output signal and/or the acquiescence that are used for said work station open and close the robot tool that is used for said work station.
17. method according to claim 16, wherein, said method comprises: on said graphic user interface, show said default data, allow the user to edit said default data, and generate said robot program based on the default data through editor.
18. according to each the described method among the claim 13-15, it comprises: the Drawing Object that on said display device, shows the said work station of representative.
19. according to each the described method among the claim 13-15, it comprises: on said display device, generate the graphic user interface that comprises the graphical information relevant with selected work station state during operation.
20. method according to claim 19, wherein, the said graphical information relevant with the state of selected work station comprise with said work station whether the relevant graphical information of work and with the said work station relevant information that whether works.
21. method according to claim 19, it comprises: generate the graphic user interface that comprises the graphical information relevant with said work station I/O signal condition during operation.
22., be used to combine the injection-molded moulding part of handling according to the application of each the described system among the claim 1-12.
23., be used for combining to dye casting and handle moulding part according to the application of each the described system among the claim 1-12.
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